Thread: How to use "switch" to perform large numbers cases?

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    Unhappy How to use "switch" to perform large numbers cases?

    How to use switch to make following output?( Issit required me to defined each cases from 0,1,2,3...39=BAD ...... 100 )

    Score Comment
    0~39 BAD
    40~69 Poor
    70~89 Good
    90~100 Excellent!!

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    eh ya hoser, got a beer? stumon's Avatar
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    It would probably be better here to use nested If/else statements.
    Code:
    if (blah >= 90)
       {do this};
       else if (blah >= 70)
          {do this};
          else if (blah >= 40)
             {do this};
             else
                {do this};
    Last edited by stumon; 07-09-2003 at 10:24 AM.
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    Yup nested if-else is better but i desire to know the "switch" way

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    >>Issit required me to defined each cases from 0,1,2,3...39=BAD ...... 100
    Yes. A four part if/else if/else statement is just a smidge better than a 100 case switch/case statement or something weird. You can also sneak around with tables, if you really wanted to.
    Code:
    char *getScore(double score)
    {
        double  scores[] = {39.0, 69.0, 89.0, 100.0};
        char   *scorestrings[] = {"BAD", "Poor", "Good", "Excellent!!"};
        int     i;
    
        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
        {
            if (score <= scores[i])
                return scorestrings[i];
        }
    
        return "Invalid score";
    }

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    Lightbulb

    oh, i see. Thanks again salem and fellows..!!

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